The Discontented Housewife An Opera in One Act: Piano Vocal Score (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517432539)

The Discontented Housewife Piano Vocal Score A Comic Opera in One Ridiculously Short Act Music and Libretto by James Nathaniel Holland Website: http: //lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube presentation of entire opera: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAGjuXCvwzE (Duration: 30') Twenty some odd years before the Desperate Housewives phenomenon there was a discontented housewife named Margaret. Sung here by Colleen McGrath and Dennis Jesse as her husband Harold. Synopsis: "This is the interesting story of Margaret." So begins the screwball one-act chamber opera about an emotionally abused housewife, and the extent she goes to change the situation life has dealt her. Not even the pianist is allowed to sit by and idly accompany Margaret's journey into self-empowerment. Is it a battle between the sexes? Certainly not. It's more like power, domination and the pure thrill of ordering others around. ARTISTS NEEDED: Soprano (Coloratura), Margaret Lyric Baritone, Harold ORCHESTRATION: Fl, Bb Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Strings Great vehicle for young artists. First premiered at DePauw University, Greencastle Indiana in 1987. Later performed by the New Jersey Concert Opera in 2004.

Author: James Nathaniel Holland
ISBN-10: 1517432537
ISBN-13: 9781517432539
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2015
Pages: 52
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d

About the Author
James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. Born and raised in Indiana, he studied music at DePauw University, Vienna Austria, Interlochen National Music Camp and Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). At these schools many of his early pieces were premiered and performed, with one work being selected for main-stage production in the season. Moving to Los Angeles and then settling in New York, he performed professionally sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist, sometimes as choral conductor. He composed incidental music for the stage. In 2002 he founded a composers collective where they showcased their work. He was one of the first composers to participate in the American Music Center's initial on-line library. The New Jersey Concert Opera and the Gay Men's Chorus of New Jersey also featured his comic operas and art songs. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http: //www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https: //www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland